Here is today’s list of food safety recalls, product withdrawals, allergy alerts and miscellaneous compliance issues. The live links will take you directly to the official recall notices and company news releases that contain detailed information for each recall and alert.

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For up-to-date information on recalls and product withdrawals associated with the horse meat investigation, please consult the Horse Meat Synopsis and Recalls page.

Food Safety Recall:Wegmans recalls Wegmans brand All-Purpose Bleached Flour (UPC 0 77890 22797; Best by 12/20/13), because the product may contain 7-9 mm blue polyurethane balls from the product sifting equipment. The recalled product was sold between December 24, 2012 and February 15, 2013.

Pet Treat Safety Recall:Kasel Associated Industries (Denver, CO) recalls ALL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED AT ITS DENVER, COLORADO FACILITY FROM APRIL 20, 2012 THRU SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 due to possible Salmonella contamination. The recalled products were distributed nationwide through various retailers from April 20th to September 19th, 2012. Affected brand names include Boots&Barkley, BIXBI, Nature’s Deli, Colorado Naturals, Petco and Best Bully Stick. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products and ‘Best By’ dates.

Health Alert (North Carolina):Mecklenburg County (NC) Health Department advises that an employee of Hooters Restaurant (7702 Gateway Lane NW, Concord, NC) and the Whiskey Warehouse (1221 The Plaza, Charlotte, NC) has been confirmed to be infected with hepatitis A virus. Patrons who ate at the Hooters location on Feb. 7th or 8th between 10:30am and 5pm, and patrons who ate or drank at the Whiskey Warehouse location on Feb 6th between 5:30pm and 7:30pm, on Feb 9th between 4:30pm and 3:30am or on Feb 13th between 7pm and 8:30pm may have been exposed to hepatitis A.

Some supermarket chains post recall notices on their web sites for the convenience of customers. To see whether a recalled food was carried by your favorite supermarket, follow the live link to the supermarket’s recall website.